Prior history of Mistral and Tramontane winds modulates heavy precipitation events in southern France

Prior history of Mistral and Tramontane winds modulates heavy precipitation events in southern France

Heavy precipitation events (HPEs) are frequent in southern France in autumn. An HPE results from landward transport of low-level moisture from the Western Mediterranean: large potential instability is then released by local convergence and/or orography. In the upstream zone, the sea surface temperat...

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Main Authors: Ségolène Berthou, Sylvain Mailler, Philippe Drobinski, Thomas Arsouze, Sophie Bastin, Karine Béranger, Cindy Lebeaupin-Brossier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2014-11-01
Series:Tellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
Subjects:
heavy precipitation events
Mediterranean
Mistral
air–sea interactions
CORDEX
atmosphere–ocean coupling
Online Access:http://www.tellusa.net/index.php/tellusa/article/download/24064/pdf_1

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